The College of Business is pleased to announce that Jay Rich has been named the interim chairperson of the Accounting Department for the 2013-2014 academic year. Rich will assume his new duties July 15, 2013.
Illinois State University Associate Professor of History Andrew Hartman has been named the 2013–2014 Fulbright Distinguished Chair in American Studies at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense. The appointment will begin in August and Hartman will remain in Odense until June 2014.
Illinois State University announced the launch of a new application called Bird Watch, which gives security tips and updates on mobile devices.
Illinois State seniors Calvin Lynch and Nick Streicher couldn’t sleep.
Each year, the College of Fine Arts and Friends of the Arts host a very special New York Theatre Trip in June–mostly for retired university and community members who are also supporters of the arts at Illinois State University.
Senior throwers Tim Glover and Brittany Smith finished as NCAA Division I runners-up in their respective events, when the Redbird men’s and women’s track and field teams wrapped up action June 8 at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, for the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
After guiding Illinois State to its most successful regular season in program history, four senior Redbirds were selected in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
In the most recent announcement by the NCAA, all of the athletic programs at Illinois State have exceeded the NCAA’s threshold for Academic Progress Rate (APR). In addition, 15 of the University’s 19 programs finished above the national average while nine teams achieved perfect 1,000 scores for the 2011–2012 data year.
Have you considered “making a difference” in the experiences of a Redbird student-athlete? If so, become a member of the Weisbecker Scholarship Fund (WSF).
Do you know an Illinois State fan age 12 or younger? If so, have them become a member of Reggie’s Kids Club today.
